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staircase and abundant moldings were preserved. They served as the inspiration for lovely formal spaces like the library and music room (Chris’s favorite spot in the home).
Old stone from the demolished addition was cut and reused as door thresholds. The original lockboxes, brass doorknobs, cast-iron rat-tail hinges and other historic hardware were restored. Salvaged leaded-glass windows in the butler’s pantry refract the setting sun like prisms. “We reused everything we possibly could,” Chris says.
They also borrowed from the best. The mantel in the kitchen—Beth’s happy
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Builders Pancoast & Clifford removed the incompatible renovations, replacing them with a new two-story addition and large open porches ideal for admiring the bucolic setting.
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